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S.1948
Beginning
November 17, 1999
- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- Sec.1.Short title; table of contents.
- Sec.1001.Short title.
- Sec.1002.Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by satellite carriers within local markets.
- Sec.1003.Extension of effect of amendments to section 119 of title 17, United States Code.
- Sec.1004.Computation of royalty fees for satellite carriers.
- Sec.1005.Distant signal eligibility for consumers.
- Sec.1006.Public broadcasting service satellite feed.
- Sec.1007.Application of Federal Communications Commission regulations.
- Sec.1008.Rules for satellite carriers retransmitting television broadcast signals.
- Sec.1009.Retransmission consent.
- Sec.1010.Severability.
- Sec.1011.Technical amendments.
- Sec.1012.Effective dates.
- Sec.2001.Short title.
- Sec.2002.Local television service in unserved and underserved markets.
- Sec.3001.Short title; references.
- Sec.3002.Cyberpiracy prevention.
- Sec.3003.Damages and remedies.
- Sec.3004.Limitation on liability.
- Sec.3005.Definitions.
- Sec.3006.Study on abusive domain name registrations involving personal names.
- Sec.3007.Historic preservation.
- Sec.3008.Savings clause.
- Sec.3009.Technical and conforming amendments.
- Sec.3010.Effective date.
- Sec.4001.Short title.
- Sec.4101.Short title.
- Sec.4102.Integrity in invention promotion services.
- Sec.4103.Effective date.
- Sec.4201.Short title.
- Sec.4202.Adjustment of patent fees.
- Sec.4203.Adjustment of trademark fees.
- Sec.4204.Study on alternative fee structures.
- Sec.4205.Patent and Trademark Office Funding.
- Sec.4206.Effective date.
- Sec.4301.Short title.
- Sec.4302.Defense to patent infringement based on earlier inventor.
- Sec.4303.Effective date and applicability.
- Sec.4401.Short title.
- Sec.4402.Patent term guarantee authority.
- Sec.4403.Continued examination of patent applications.
- Sec.4404.Technical clarification.
- Sec.4405.Effective date.
- Sec.4501.Short title.
- Sec.4502.Publication.
- Sec.4503.Time for claiming benefit of earlier filing date.
- Sec.4504.Provisional rights.
- Sec.4505.Prior art effect of published applications.
- Sec.4506.Cost recovery for publication.
- Sec.4507.Conforming amendments.
- Sec.4508.Effective date.
- Sec.4601.Short title.
- Sec.4602.Ex parte reexamination of patents.
- Sec.4603.Definitions.
- Sec.4604.Optional inter partes reexamination procedures.
- Sec.4605.Conforming amendments.
- Sec.4606.Report to Congress.
- Sec.4607.Estoppel effect of reexamination.
- Sec.4608.Effective date.
- Sec.4701.Short title.
- Sec.4711.Establishment of Patent and Trademark Office.
- Sec.4712.Powers and duties.
- Sec.4713.Organization and management.
- Sec.4714.Public advisory committees.
- Sec.4715.Conforming amendments.
- Sec.4716.Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- Sec.4717.Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
- Sec.4718.Annual report of Director.
- Sec.4719.Suspension or exclusion from practice.
- Sec.4720.Pay of Director and Deputy Director.
- Sec.4731.Effective date.
- Sec.4732.Technical and conforming amendments.
- Sec.4741.References.
- Sec.4742.Exercise of authorities.
- Sec.4743.Savings provisions.
- Sec.4744.Transfer of assets.
- Sec.4745.Delegation and assignment.
- Sec.4746.Authority of Director of the Office of Management and Budget with respect to functions transferred.
- Sec.4747.Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
- Sec.4748.Availability of existing funds.
- Sec.4749.Definitions.
- Sec.4801.Provisional applications.
- Sec.4802.International applications.
- Sec.4803.Certain limitations on damages for patent infringement not applicable.
- Sec.4804.Electronic filing and publications.
- Sec.4805.Study and report on biological deposits in support of biotechnology patents.
- Sec.4806.Prior invention.
- Sec.4807.Prior art exclusion for certain commonly assigned patents.
- Sec.4808.Exchange of copies of patents with foreign countries.
- Sec.5001.Commission on online child protection.
- Sec.5002.Privacy protection for donors to public broadcasting entities.
- Sec.5003.Completion of biennial regulatory review.
- Sec.5004.Public broadcasting entities.
- Sec.5005.Technical amendments relating to vessel hull design protection.
- Sec.5006.Informal rulemaking of copyright determination.
- Sec.5007.Service of process for surety corporations.
- Sec.5008.Low-power television.
- Sec.6001.Superfund recycling equity.
- SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 1002. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS BY SATELLITE CARRIERS WITHIN LOCAL MARKETS.
- `Sec. 122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by satellite carriers within local markets
- SEC. 1003. EXTENSION OF EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 119 OF TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.
- SEC. 1004. COMPUTATION OF ROYALTY FEES FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS.
- SEC. 1005. DISTANT SIGNAL ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSUMERS.
- SEC. 1006. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE SATELLITE FEED.
- SEC. 1007. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REGULATIONS.
- SEC. 1008. RULES FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS RETRANSMITTING TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS.
- `SEC. 338. CARRIAGE OF LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS BY SATELLITE CARRIERS.
- `SEC. 339. CARRIAGE OF DISTANT TELEVISION STATIONS BY SATELLITE CARRIERS.
- SEC. 1009. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT.
- SEC. 1010. SEVERABILITY.
- SEC. 1011. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
- SEC. 1012. EFFECTIVE DATES.
- SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 2002. LOCAL TELEVISION SERVICE IN UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED MARKETS.
- SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
- SEC. 3002. CYBERPIRACY PREVENTION.
- SEC. 3003. DAMAGES AND REMEDIES.
- SEC. 3004. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
- SEC. 3005. DEFINITIONS.
- SEC. 3006. STUDY ON ABUSIVE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING PERSONAL NAMES.
- SEC. 3007. HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
- SEC. 3008. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
- SEC. 3009. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
- SEC. 3010. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4102. INTEGRITY IN INVENTION PROMOTION SERVICES.
- `Sec. 297. Improper and deceptive invention promotion
- SEC. 4103. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4201. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4202. ADJUSTMENT OF PATENT FEES.
- SEC. 4203. ADJUSTMENT OF TRADEMARK FEES.
- SEC. 4204. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE FEE STRUCTURES.
- SEC. 4205. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING.
- SEC. 4206. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4301. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4302. DEFENSE TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT BASED ON EARLIER INVENTOR.
- `Sec. 273. Defense to infringement based on earlier inventor
- SEC. 4303. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.
- SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4402. PATENT TERM GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.
- SEC. 4403. CONTINUED EXAMINATION OF PATENT APPLICATIONS.
- SEC. 4404. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.
- SEC. 4405. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4501. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4502. PUBLICATION.
- `Sec. 122. Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications
- SEC. 4503. TIME FOR CLAIMING BENEFIT OF EARLIER FILING DATE.
- SEC. 4504. PROVISIONAL RIGHTS.
- SEC. 4505. PRIOR ART EFFECT OF PUBLISHED APPLICATIONS.
- SEC. 4506. COST RECOVERY FOR PUBLICATION.
- SEC. 4507. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
- `Sec. 374. Publication of international application
- SEC. 4508. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4601. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4602. EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS.
- SEC. 4603. DEFINITIONS.
- SEC. 4604. OPTIONAL INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION PROCEDURES.
- `Sec. 311. Request for inter partes reexamination
- `Sec. 312. Determination of issue by Director
- `Sec. 313. Inter partes reexamination order by Director
- `Sec. 314. Conduct of inter partes reexamination proceedings
- `Sec. 315. Appeal
- `Sec. 316. Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
- `Sec. 317. Inter partes reexamination prohibited
- `Sec. 318. Stay of litigation
- SEC. 4605. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
- `Sec. 134. Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
- SEC. 4606. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
- SEC. 4607. ESTOPPEL EFFECT OF REEXAMINATION.
- SEC. 4608. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4701. SHORT TITLE.
- SEC. 4711. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.
- `Sec. 1. Establishment
- SEC. 4712. POWERS AND DUTIES.
- `Sec. 2. Powers and duties
- SEC. 4713. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.
- `Sec. 3. Officers and employees
- SEC. 4714. PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
- `Sec. 5. Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committees
- SEC. 4715. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
- SEC. 4716. TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD.
- SEC. 4717. BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES.
- `Sec. 6. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
- SEC. 4718. ANNUAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR.
- `Sec. 13. Annual report to Congress
- SEC. 4719. SUSPENSION OR EXCLUSION FROM PRACTICE.
- SEC. 4720. PAY OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
- SEC. 4731. EFFECTIVE DATE.
- SEC. 4732. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
`CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- SEC. 4741. REFERENCES.
- SEC. 4742. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.
- SEC. 4743. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
- SEC. 4744. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
- SEC. 4745. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.
- SEC. 4746. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED.
- SEC. 4747. CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED TRANSFERS.
- SEC. 4748. AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.
- SEC. 4749. DEFINITIONS.
- SEC. 4801. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS.
- SEC. 4802. INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS.
- SEC. 4803. CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT NOT APPLICABLE.
- SEC. 4804. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PUBLICATIONS.
- SEC. 4805. STUDY AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL DEPOSITS IN SUPPORT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS.
- SEC. 4806. PRIOR INVENTION.
- SEC. 4807. PRIOR ART EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN COMMONLY ASSIGNED PATENTS.
- SEC. 4808. EXCHANGE OF COPIES OF PATENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
- SEC. 5001. COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION.
- SEC. 5002. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR DONORS TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITIES.
- SEC. 5003. COMPLETION OF BIENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW.
- SEC. 5004. PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITIES.
- SEC. 5005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO VESSEL HULL DESIGN PROTECTION.
- SEC. 5006. INFORMAL RULEMAKING OF COPYRIGHT DETERMINATION.
- SEC. 5007. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR SURETY CORPORATIONS.
- SEC. 5008. LOW-POWER TELEVISION.
- SEC. 6001. SUPERFUND RECYCLING EQUITY.
- `SEC. 127. RECYCLING TRANSACTIONS.
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